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Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
Riya not recognized by Google — I've heard many rumors about Riya over the past few weeks. One strong rumor, reported by Om Malik, among others, was that Riya was getting purchased by Google. — I know our M&A guys had met with Riya too and had passed on the deal after negotiations got too expensive …
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Peter Rip / EarlyStageVC:
The Power of Venture Myth — Some time ago when Skype-Hype was all the rage I made a flippant remark in this blog about Skype and Paris Hilton. I couldn't really understand why the blogosphere was all atwitter - since nearly no one was really affected by the outcome, except a few employees (too few it turns out) and some VCs.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Passes on Riya — Riya, the celebrated facial recognition company that has allowed in a few lucky alpha testers over the last few months, was the subject of significant acquisition rumors a few weeks ago. "Sources" put the price in the $30 million range, although the company …
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
"Flipping Startups 101" Gets a Failing Grade — There is a silly discussion underway out in the blog-o-sphere, one that purports to be rational noodling about how best to set up your startup company to be flipped to Google/Yahoo/Microsoft. The nut is this paragraph from Dare Obasanjo's original piece:
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Greg Yardley / Greg Yardley's Internet Blog:
Flipping your start-up the smart way — Microsoft employee Dare Obasanjo writes about flipping a startup to Microsoft, Google, or Yahoo, where he writes … Scoble and Don Dodge, also Microsoft employees, follow up with more commentary. All the commentary is right on target …
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Saul Hansell / New York Times:
AOL's Choice of Google Leaves Microsoft as the Outsider — This time, it was Microsoft that was snubbed at the last minute. — In 1996, America Online agreed to offer Netscape's Internet browser to its five million customers. A day later, the nonbinding agreement was shunted aside …
USA Today:
This is the Google side of your brain — As more people find themselves spending much of the day within arm's reach — or even pocket's reach — of something that can tap into the Internet, search engine Google quickly is taking the place of not only a trip to the library, but also a call home to Mom …
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Chris Anderson / The Long Tail:
THE PROBABILISTIC AGE — Q: Why are people so uncomfortable with Wikipedia? And Google? And, well, that whole blog thing? — A: Because these systems operate on the alien logic of probabilistic statistics, which sacrifices perfection at the microscale for optimization at the macroscale.
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Rob Bushway / Tablet PC MVP:
A weekend of using the Thinkpad Tablet PC — It has been a fun weekend using the Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC. I've been to one conference at church, taken it with me on various outings, and then used it at church. I've also spent the day with it on the couch watching football, watching 24 at night, etc.
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Barry J. Doyle / Tablet PC Reviews:
First Look: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet — First Look: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet — So is this a Tablet or PDA? More on that debate in our full review. Our first impression is that this most certainly is a hell of a fun digital toy. What a perfect gift for the technolfile in your life! …
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jkOnTheRun:
jkOnTheRun exclusive- details emerge about the DualCor cPC — The DualCor cPC has captured the imagination of technophiles and geeks since word of this unusual device was given by CNET this past week. The idea of having a handheld that can run Windows XP for normal computing tasks yet switch …
Craig Modderno / New York Times:
Slacker Dot-Com — Kevin Smith wrote and directed the slacker hits "Clerks," "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy," but lately it is his other life - maintaining six Web sites that he describes as "devoted to my fans and my films" - that seems to consume him. — "One site deals with comic books …
Rob Pegoraro / Washington Post:
Firefox Moves Farther Ahead of the Hunt — The browser that finally broke Microsoft's monopoly just got its first major update. If you haven't switched from Internet Explorer yet, consider Firefox 1.5 your invitation to do so. — Most important among them is a security update mechanism that should solve a common dilemma.
Om Malik on Broadband:
The Truth About Universal Service Fund … After a brief quiet period, a political malestorm is emerging over the $7 billion Universal Service Fund, which despite reported mismanagement subsidies phone connections in the rural and remote parts of United States of America.
